The Aaron Ramsey Show

#HullCity 0 - 3 #Arsenal
Match Report

The Good - Aaron #Ramsey is starting to look like the player who started off this season on fire.  It's hard to believe that he's been out for 3 months.  I love the fact that he leaps right in the deep end, and lets the chips fall where they may.  He's never timid, and he's not afraid to make mistakes, and most importantly he learns from his mistakes.  Look at the last 3 seasons til now.  Has there ever been such a transformation of improvement from one season to the next in the past 3 years?  As each game goes by, you clearly see who the best players is on Arsenal, which is a testaments to Ramsey's resiliency and mental fortitude.

Lukas #Podolski - He scored 2 more goals Sunday, and his first goal Sunday was a thing of beauty.  With Giroud floundering and Sanogo just getting his feet wet, Podolski has stepped up at the most crucial time and delivered quality goals.  As each game goes by, you clearly see who the best striker is on Arsenal, which is a testament to Podolski's resiliency and mental fortitude. Podolski's time at Arsenal has not always been smooth, but not once did Arsenal supporters hear of Podolski complaining or being a disturbance to team chemistry.  Podolski just worked harder, kept his nose to the grindstone, and now all his professionalism and hard work are paying dividends.  

Mesut #Ozil - It was nice to see the over-enthusiastic German floating around the pitch like a butterfly, hitting his real life turbo button, and releasing it, then hitting turbo again with a sense of calm and casualness as if high on Diaby's medical marijuana.  Ozil's vision, awareness, and passing are key to what Arsenal do in the final 3rd, and it was nice to see him back.  I look forward to him getting completely back in form. 

The Bad  - I always find it amazing when a team (Hull City) decides before the game to employ the "kick lumps" tactic, and then proceeds to kick lumps in the opposing team for the first thirty minutes of the first half, but when the opposing team (Arsenal) weathers the storm, and relies on their class and athleticism to break Hull City down, and score goals with quality.  Hull City complain about how Arsenal are being too physical and fouling too much.  Hilarious isn't it?  If your tactics are to come into the match and be over aggressive and physical, then you cant start complaining at the most frivolous of fouls, it makes your team look foolish and its quit embarrassing. 

The Ugly - Steve Bruce.  He's a solid football manager with an respectable acting resume, you may have heard of some of his most famous roles. He was wonderful as Sloth in Goonies very little makeup required.  Or about him playing the lovely Ms. Doubfire, not a bad actor for a football manager.

Peace Out,
Blanco